Notes and Narratives of a Six Years' Mission, Principally Among the Dens of London |
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Page 35
... tract , they have at once confessed their inability . The proportion who can write is , as may readily be imagined , much smaller than the proportion who can read . Religious instruction , or indeed any instruc- tion , to be made ...
... tract , they have at once confessed their inability . The proportion who can write is , as may readily be imagined , much smaller than the proportion who can read . Religious instruction , or indeed any instruc- tion , to be made ...
Page 40
... tract on ascer- taining it was not to be called for , and was about to bow me out , when anxious not to leave without imparting to him some religious instruction , I pleasantly told him , to attract his attention , that his music ...
... tract on ascer- taining it was not to be called for , and was about to bow me out , when anxious not to leave without imparting to him some religious instruction , I pleasantly told him , to attract his attention , that his music ...
Page 84
... tract , I was anything but welcomed . Mr. D. , who was confined to his bed , eyed me askance from head to foot with a scowl of displeasure . Perceiving this , I did not immediately enter upon religion , but inquired the character of his ...
... tract , I was anything but welcomed . Mr. D. , who was confined to his bed , eyed me askance from head to foot with a scowl of displeasure . Perceiving this , I did not immediately enter upon religion , but inquired the character of his ...
Page 92
... tract , and intro- ducing a remark of a spiritual character . I said , ' We must repent truly of all our sins , my friends , and trust for forgiveness to what the Lord Jesus Christ has done and suffered for us . ' ' Yes , ' said Mr ...
... tract , and intro- ducing a remark of a spiritual character . I said , ' We must repent truly of all our sins , my friends , and trust for forgiveness to what the Lord Jesus Christ has done and suffered for us . ' ' Yes , ' said Mr ...
Page 99
... tracts , etc. Her child was very ill , so I proposed praying for its recovery . This was too much for Mrs. C.'s scruples to oppose ; the poor woman , I could see very plainly , scarcely knew what to do , although she assented , on my ...
... tracts , etc. Her child was very ill , so I proposed praying for its recovery . This was too much for Mrs. C.'s scruples to oppose ; the poor woman , I could see very plainly , scarcely knew what to do , although she assented , on my ...
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